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Official: Lisandro Martinez has been named in Argentina’s squad for the World Cup

Ten Hag asked if Antony's injury is a threat for the World Cup: "No, definitely not."

Ten Hag on Antony: "We will work on that, but I can't confirm that he will be in the squad for Sunday. But, he made progress in the last days and we will see tomorrow, Saturday, if he will be available for the team on Sunday."

Ten Hag on Aaron Wan-BIssaka: "He struggled — some injuries, some illnesses, so was also often not available, but doesn't have a real big problem so it's about him [getting] really fit and to make competition with Diogo [Dalot] for the second half of the season."

Ten Hag: "Brandon [Williams] wasn't available, [he had] a bad injury, and really struggled but he is in the right direction. He is in a good way, he is back on the pitch and he will return to team training next week."

Ten Hag: "He [Sancho] has had some really good performances and was going in a good direction, but the last weeks he struggled with illness. Then it's normal that you don't get the nomination for it [the World Cup]. Every manager will take only fit players to the World Cup."

Ten Hag: "But for me, there is still a way for him, there Is still a perspective for him. It's not going to be easy because the competition there is really strong."

Ten Hag on Donny van de Beek: "I don't think a loan [makes] sense. It's either he fights [for] himself and proves himself, in this atmosphere in this environment, or he goes."

Ten Hag: "I have seen he [Van de Beek] isn't on the scoring list, he is not on the assisting list, and he can do better. I think he's still not on his limits. I've seen him better in the past. But I think positioning-wise, he's acting quite well. But he has to make that step up."

Ten Hag: "What he [Van de Beek] is doing well is his positioning and his movements into space with strikers, especially with that no.9. That combination is really good, positioning and anticipation in and out of possession, and he did it to my satisfaction in the last games."

Ten Hag on Donny van de Beek: "Yeah, I see the opinion [that he might not suit England], but when I watched back the performance against Sociedad and at Villa, he is in the positions that I expect no.10s to do and nowadays that tends [to be] really difficult to show themselves."

Ten Hag: "I can't guarantee that [Cristiano will be available vs Fulham] now, but today [yesterday] he was ill. He can recover, it's not really a serious illness that takes days or weeks, so I think it's possible that he is available for Sunday and he will be in the squad.”

Ten Hag: "I think the players are all aware of the importance of the game against Fulham. I will not take the World Cup in regard. We play the best team – until Sunday, it is the interest of #mufc and only the interest of Manchester United."

Ten Hag on #mufc's progress: "I hoped we would be here, where we are now. But it would be better to ask me after Sunday – Sunday is going to be a really important game. But, if you look at the progress, you can make a reflection on it until today. I think we've made progress."

Ten Hag: "I think that he [Maguire] is ready. I see him every day at training, I see his games. He came back from injury, but he is ready to perform on the highest level."

Ten Hag: "We are happy, we have spoken a lot about Garnacho and can he stay on this development path, can he keep on this line? Yeah, that would be a good contribution to this squad because we need him and we need others."

Ten Hag: "You need numbers available and also when we have to cover so many games then you need rotation otherwise you don’t keep the players fresh. So we need players who are available and at the highest level, so we need high-level players in the frontline."